FedEx Freight driver Gary Luster is looking to capitalize on his first Grand Champion win that he picked up April 27 at the Tennessee Truck Driving Championships.
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Self-Driving Shuttle Pulled Over in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route.
May 15, 2019Britain Is Falling Behind in Employing Robots
The U.K. is falling behind in employing robots as firms make do with older machines or hire human workers.
May 15, 20192018 Missouri TDC
Photos from the 2018 Missouri Truck Driving Championships, held June 1-2 in Branson.
May 15, 2018Penske Joins Autonomous Vehicle Coalition PAVE
Penske Truck Leasing has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a coalition of industry leaders that seeks to educate and assure the public about automated vehicles, according to a news release from the two organizations.
May 14, 2019Mississippi Champion Scott Osborne Goes From Student to Teacher
Scott Osborne believes in the power of mentoring. Not only has he been taught by the best, he is doing all he can to pass that knowledge on to the next generation.
May 14, 2019Letter: A Future Vision for Diesel Engines
I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). It’s true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsen’s predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration.
May 14, 2019Letter: Crash ‘Preventability’ Tough to Define
Transport Topics reports in its April 3 article entitled “Crash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Won’t Hurt Your CSA Score†that the agency intends to identify no-fault crashes beginning in August. The article states the agency will implement its test “preventability†study and incorporate it into CSA without rulemaking.
May 14, 2019Seasoned Competitor Wade Wagemann Returns to Defend South Dakota Title
Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight will be gunning for his ninth appearance at the National Truck Driving Championships as he competes for the 13th time at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships, which are being held May 18 at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls.
May 14, 2019OEMs Offer Over-the-Air Software Updates as Latest Advance in Truck Maintenance
Truck manufacturers increasingly are enabling fleets to update truck software and programming parameters “over the air†— an innovation that is saving days of downtime.
May 14, 2019